St Cuthbert's High School
Gretna Road, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE15 7PX
1,224 pupils · 101% of 1,207 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11–18
- Gender
- Boys
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- BISHOP BEWICK CATHOLIC EDUCATION TRUST
- Local authority
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 45.2%
Ofsted
Good (2024) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 6 February 2024, published 17 March 2024. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 49 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 51.5% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 69.7% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 60.6% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 0.95 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 220 | 210 | 467 | 220 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 219 | 238 | 467 | 219 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 219 | 248 | 461 | 219 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 220 | 229 | 431 | 220 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 220 | 277 | 478 | 220 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 197 | 295 | 535 | 197 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 228 | 320 | 517 | 228 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 197 | 337 | 501 | 197 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Sacred Heart Catholic High School 1.1 km · No overall grade (2024)
- Studio West 2.2 km · No overall grade (2024)
- Kenton School 3.1 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Kingsmeadow Community School 3.5 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- Callerton Academy 3.5 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- St Thomas More Catholic School, Blaydon 3.6 km · Good (2023) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.